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Lucretia

Lucretia committed suicide after being raped by her cousin Sextus, son of Tarquinius Superbus (Livy, History of Rome, I, LVIII). DPG204 is a copy of a composition by Reni known in autograph versions in private collections in New York and Reggio Emilia.

Not currently on display

Artist
After Guido Reni
Date
17th Century
Dimensions
99 x 54.6 cm
Materials
Oil on canvas
Acquisition
Bourgeois Bequest, 1811
Accession number
DPG204